SHELL COMMANDS DESCRIPTION shell: AccountPictures Accountshell images: AddNewProgramsFolder Control panel entry "Get Programs" shell: administrative tools Management tools shell: AppData As% appdata%, folder c: user appdata roamingshell: application shortcuts Open the folder where all the files are stored links to modern apps shell: AppsFolder The virtual folder that stores all modern applications installed shell: AppUpdatesFolder The control panel entry "Updates installed" shell: cache IE cache folder (temporary Internet files) envelope: CD registration Temporary registration folder shell: ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder The panel entry check "Uninstall a program" shell: common administrative tools folder Administrative tools for all users shell: Common AppData folder C: ProgramData (% ProgramData%) shell: common desktop Public deskell: common documents Documentspublicell: common programs All user programs, which are part of the Start menu. Still used from home screen shell: common start menu All users start menu folder, as above: common start Home folder, used for all users shell: common templates As above, but used for new document templates, for example from Microsoft Officeshell: CommonDownloadsPublic Downloadell: CommonMusicPublic Musicshell: CommonPicturesPublic Imagesheshell: CommonRingtonesPublic Sound Foldererieshell: CommonVideoPublic Videoshell: ConflictFolderControl Panel All Control Panel Items Sync Center Conflictishell: ConnectionsFolderControl Panel ContactsControl Panel Items All Items contacts (address book) shell: ControlPanelFolderControl panelshell: cookies The folder with IEshell cookies: CredentialManagerC: Users AppData Roaming Microsoft Credentialsshell: CryptoKeysC: Users AppData Roaming Micros oft Cryptoshell: CSCFolderThis folder is broken in Windows 8/7, provides access to the File element offlineshell: desktopSwriteriashell: device metadata storeC: ProgramData Microsoft Windows DeviceMetadataStoreshell: DocumentsLibraryDocument collectionshell: downloadDownload folder Protect: DpapiKeysC: Microsoft Usershell AppData Root Favorites Preferred Cell: Fonts C: Windows Fontsshell: Games The Game Explorershell Object: GameTasks C: Users AppData Local Microsoft Windows GameExplorershell: History C: Users AppData Local Microsoft Windows History, IEshell Browsing History: HomeGroupCurrentUserFolder The Home Group Folder for the Current Usershell: HomeGroupFolder Folder start group rootshell: ImplicitAppShortcutsC: Users AppData Roaming Microsoft Internet Explorer Quick Launch User Pinned ImplicitAppShortcutsshell: InternetFolder This shell command will start Internet Explorershell: libraries Bibliotecheshell: co The "Favorites" folder in the Explorer.shell navigation pane: Local AppDataC: Users AppData Localshell: LocalAppDataLowC: Users AppData LocalLowshell: LocalizedResourcesDir This shell folder is damaged in Windows 8shell: MAPIFolder Represents the Microsoft Outlookshell folder: MusicLibrary "My Music" folder (not library) shell: my pictures "My pictures" folder (not library) shell: my video "My Videos" folder (not library) shell: MyComputerFolder View computer / drive shell: NetHoodC: Users AppData Roaming Microsoft Windows Network Shortcutsshell: NetworkPlacesFolder The Network Neighborhood folder showing computers and devices on the network: OEM links This shell command does nothing on my retail edition of Windows 8. Maybe it will work with OEM editions of Windows 8. shell: original images Does not work in Windows 8 shell: personal The "Documents" folder (not the library) shell: photo albums Saved presentations, it seems they have not been implemented yet shell: PicturesLibrary Image library shell: playlists Store playlists WMP.shell: PrintersFolder The classic "Printers" folder (not "Devices and Printers") shell: PrintHoodC: Users AppData Roaming connections Microsoft Windows Printershell: profile The user profile foldershell: program fileProgramme filesshell: ProgramFilesCommonC: ProgramsCommon fileshell: ProgramFilesCommonX86C: Programs (x86) Common files - for Windows x64shell: ProgramFilesX86C: Programs (x86) - for Windows x64shell: programs C: Users AppData Roaming Microsoft Windows Start Menu Programs (User Start menu Programs folder) shell: public C: Users Publicshell: PublicAccountPicturesC : Users Public AccountPicturesshell: PublicGameTas ksC: ProgramData Microsoft Windows GameExplorershell: PublicLibrariesC: Users Public Librariesshell: Quick Release C: Users AppData Roaming Microsoft Internet Explorer Quick Launchshell: recent The "Recent Items" folder (Recent Documents) shell: RecordedTVLibrary "Registered TV" Library shell: RecycleBinFolderCestinoshell: ResourceDirC: Windows Resources where display styles are stored shell: ringtones C: Users AppData Local Microsoft Windows Ringtonesshell: Tramp Mosaic Pictures Not yet implemented. Reserved for the future.shell: Roving tilesC: Users AppData Local Microsoft Windows RoamingTilesshell: SavedGamesSaving gamesshell - screenshotThe Win folder + Print Screen for screenshotshell: searchesSaving searcheshell: SearchHomeFolderSearch UI Windowsshell: SendToThe folder with the items you can see in the menu “Send to” shell: Start menu C: Users AppData Roaming Microsoft Windows Start Menu (Start menu folder for user) shell: home Home folder for user shell: SyncCenterFolder Control panel All control panel items Synchronization center shell: SyncResultsFolder Control panel All items Control Panel Synchronization Center Synchronization Resultsshell: SyncSetupFolder Control Panel All Control Panel Items Synchronization Center Synchronization Settingsshell: SystemC: Windows System32shell: System CertificatesC: Users AppData Roaming Microso ft SystemCertificatesshell: SystemX86C: Windows SysWOW64-only Windows x64shell: TemplatesC: Users AppData Roaming Microsoft Windows Templatesshell: User Locked Items pinned for taskbar and splash screen, C: Users AppData Roaming Microsoft Internet Explorer Quick Launch User Pinnedshell: UserProfilesC: Users , the users folder where user profiles are storedshell: UserProgramFiles Not yet implemented.
